Naval News:

Guam is home to two strategic U.S. bases; Naval Base Guam is homeport to the two U.S. Navy submarine tenders and four U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarines and supports the U.S. Pacific Fleet forces. Anderson Air Force Base hosts B-1, B-2, or B-52 heavy bomber rotations from the U.S. mainland. (A newer base has been built between the two and shares joint-control). According to the military, “Guam has a population of 153,836 residents (2020 Census) and approximately 21,700 military members (around 1,300 of them are U.S. Marines) and their families.”

As technology has matured, so too have the threats against Guam from sophisticated enemy missiles that now have the range and precision to reach the island. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is required to counter these missile threats.

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